Portable drain board



May 10 1927' L. WOLFF PORTABLE DRAIN BOARD Filed Jan. 9. 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 1,627,721 f May 10,1927. v L'WOLFF V PORTABLE DRAIN BOARD Filed Jan.9. 1925 2 Shoots-Sheet 2 Gil Patented May 10, 1927.

.UNITED STATES 1,627,721 PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS WOLFF, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T0 CRANE (10., OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A. CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

PORTABLE DRAIN BOARD.

Application filed January 9, 1925. Serial No. 1,363.

This invention pertains to kitchen appliances and more particularlyto a combination article adapted to be used either as a drain board or as a tray for dishes and kitchen utensils and for any use to which a sink drainboard or tray may be put.

Kitchen sinks are usually constructed of enameled iron and a portion at the right or left hand side of the sump portion of the sink is raised well above the bottom of the sump, provided with corrugations or channels and inclined slightly downward toward the sump to serve as a drainboard for dishes and other articles placed thereon. In some instances the sink is integrallyformed with a tub or the like at one side thereof for convenience and economy for apartment dwellers, and in this case it is necessary that a cover be provided to be used as a drain and support for dishes and the like washed in the sink. Very often a flat wood board is placed across the tub to serve as a drain and cover, and rubber or wood grating mats are placed upon the enameled integral drain board of the other type of sink. In either case, the dishes and other utensils must be removed from the drainboard and placed upon a waiter or tray for portage to 'the cupboard, dining room or other place to which it may be desired to carry them.

It is, therefore, one object of the invention to provide a portable drainboard of such construction and character that it may be placed upon an ordinary wood, metal enameled, or other drainboard forming a part of the permanent fixtures of a kitchen sink, or the like, to serve the usual drainboard purposes and to thereafter be used as a tray or waiter to carry the articles about.

Anotherobject is to provide a portable drainboard adapted to be used on right or left hand sides of a kitchen sink for use in the ordinary manner, or as a protection for the enamel or other parts of the sink, or to be used as a cover and drain board for tub-sinks placed in small apartment kitchens.

Still another object is to provide a co1nbined tray and drain board which will be relatively lightbut strong and comparatively simple in construction for either purpose for which it .may be used.

A further object is to provide a combination article of the character described so constructed that itwill rest evenly upon a flat surface or rigidly fit the ordinary sink drainboard or sink tub or the like,-and will afford provisions whereby it may be readily grasped and lifted from position either on a sink or a flat surface such as a table.

Further objects, such'as the provision of a construction which will retain dishes or utensils on the tray or drainboard during the various uses to which it may be subjected and which will prevent its buckling or warping, and one which will properly drain water into the sink when used as a drainboard, should be readily appreciated from the following description and claims and from the drawing in which:

'Fig. l is an elevationahview of a tubsink with a portion of the tub broken away to show one form of the invention appliedthereto;

F ig, 2 is a. view similar to Fig. 1 showing the invention applied to the ordinary com-i bination kitchen sink and drain;

Fig. 3 is a top plan View of the form of the invention shown in Figs.-1 and 2,

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along the line 4-4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is an end view of the device of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken onv the line 6'(5.of Fig. 1 and,

Fig. 7 is a cross-section of a form of the invention shown in Fig. 3 taken along the line 77 thereof.

The tray illustrated is preferably constructed of metal such as aluminum, duralumin, and the like, although it may be made of any well known composition material suitable for the purpose. It comprises a plain or fiat body portion 2 adapted to serve as a cover for a tub-sink generally designated 3, or to rest upon the enameled surface 4 of the usual drain sink generally designated 5. This body portion 2 is preferably made wide enough to substantially cover the drain surface or tub opening as is clearly apparent from Fig. 6 and is provided around its side marginal edges with upturned flange portions 6 and 7 for the purposes of strengthening and rigidifying the body 2 for retaining dishes and other articles from falling or slipping from the sides thereof and for catching and directing the water draining from the dishes. The end designated 8 is not provided with an upstanding portion but on the contrary is rolled downwardly to fit over and rest upon the rolled edges, 9 or 10 of the tub-sink or drain-sink respectively, whereby water is directed from the tray into the sink. At the opposite end the tray is formed with a projecting lip portion 11 which is rolled upwardly and then downwardly substantially in the form clearly shown in Figures 1,2, and 4, in order that it may be placed over, rest upon, and fit against the rolled flange portion/12 or 13 of the tub or 'drain. sinks, respectively.

Both portions 8 and 11 are provided with finger holds 14 and 15 respectively formed by pressing the metal upwardly and outwardly at the centers of these portions, although, if desired, any other form of finger hold may be utilized. The combination drain board and tray constructed and proportioned in such a manner will drain water from the curled end 11 toward the downwardly directed drain end 8 when in position on a sink-drain or sink-tub. The rolled end 11 is also directed downwardly and the bottom edge thereof is preferably disposed parallel with but below the plane of the bottom of body portion 2 as shown at 16, 16, Figure 7, while the bottom edges 17, 17

' of the rolled end 8 are preferably disposed below the plane of the body to serve as supporting surfaces for the device when used as a tray and placed upon a fiat surface such as that of a table and also extend below a plane parallel to the bottom portion 2 and tangent ,to the bottom edges 16+16 so that the tray will be tilted slightlv backward to prevent water from draining 0 when the board is used as a tray. Various other arrangements and t pes of construction can be readily utilized:

Furthermore the tray will stand solidly on a fiat surface and may be readily grasped at each end for transport.

Since many modifications and changes may be made within the purview of my invention without departing from its spirit,

I do not desireto be limited to the details of construction shown or described, but only by the scope of the appended claim.

I claim:

A portable drain board for sinks, comprising a body portion adapted to receive articles thereon, a portion adapted to fit over a sink end edge and having a clownwardly projecting flange extending at least to the plane of the bottom of'the board, and a. downwardly directed drain edge extending at least to the plane of the bottom of the board and adapted to engage the adjacent sink end edge to thereby support the board over the ,sink, said flange and drain edge being substantially coextensive downwardly to thereby support the drain board as a substantially level tray when the same is dis- .posed on a level surface.

' LOUIS WOLFF. 

